Name: Hearty garlic soup with croutons
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 l of water or vegetable/meat broth; 400 g brambor; 6 cloves of garlic (you can add more to taste); 1 medium onion; 1 tablespoon of lard or oil; 1 teaspoon caraway seeds; 1 teaspoon dried marjoram; 1 teaspoon sweet paprika powder (optional); 2 pcs eggs (to enrich, optional); 1 teaspoon of salt (to taste); 0.5 teaspoon freshly ground pepper; 4 slices of stale bread for croutons (roll/bread)

Hearty garlic soup with croutons

A hearty garlic soup that will get you back on your feet after a long day, a tough weekend, or a cold. The base is very simple – potatoes, broth, lots of garlic, a bit of caraway and marjoram, plus crispy croutons from older bread. No complicated techniques, no special ingredients, just a few things you usually have at home. Thanks to a clear step-by-step process, even a total beginner can make this garlic soup, and in a few minutes you'll have a bowl of hot, fragrant soup that warms, fills, and costs next to nothing.

⏱ 25 min● easy♨ 4 servings

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1Step 1Peel the potatoes, rinse them and cut into smaller cubes so they cook quickly. Finely chop the onion. Divide the garlic into two parts – roughly chop or press the larger portion (e.g. 4–5 cloves), and keep 1–2 cloves to add at the end to season the finished soup.
2Step 2In a pot, heat the lard or oil and add the chopped onion. Sauté it over medium heat for a few minutes until it softens and begins to lightly brown. This extra step will make the soup sweeter and more flavorful, even if you use plain broth or just water.
3Step 3Add the pressed larger portion of the garlic to the onion and briefly sauté — 20–30 seconds is enough, just to release the aroma. Immediately stir in the ground paprika (if using) and caraway, and mix quickly so the spices don’t burn and turn bitter.
4Step 4Put the chopped potatoes into the pot, mix them with the base and pour in the stock or water. Salt, bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium and cook for about 10–12 minutes, until the potatoes soften but don’t completely fall apart.
5Step 5Near the end of cooking, add dried marjoram to the soup and rub it lightly in your hand to release its aroma. If you want the soup slightly thicker, you can mash a few potatoes directly in the pot with a spoon — the garlic soup will become more “homemade” and creamier even without cream.
6Step 6If you want to enrich the soup with eggs, crack them into a bowl and beat briefly with a fork. Reduce the soup to a gentle simmer and, stirring constantly, pour the eggs into the pot in a thin stream. Small delicate egg ribbons will form, thickening and making the soup more filling. If you don’t want eggs, simply skip this step.
7Step 7While the soup is cooking, prepare croutons. Cut stale bread into small cubes. Heat a little oil or lard in a pan, add the bread and fry, stirring occasionally, until golden. Near the end you can add a pinch of salt or a little garlic. Let the finished croutons drain on a paper towel so they stay crisp but not overly greasy.
8Step 8Season the finished garlic soup with salt and pepper to taste. If you like a stronger garlic flavor, add one more fresh pressed clove just before serving — but add it at the very end so it doesn’t turn bitter and keeps its “strength.”
9Step 9Serve the soup hot, sprinkled with homemade croutons and optionally a little grated cheese or chopped fresh parsley. It's great as a quick dinner, a light main course, or a hearty restorative “broth” for days when you don't feel well.

Kitchen tip

Got more stale bread at home? Cut it into cubes, toast a larger batch as croutons, and once cooled store them in an airtight container. They’ll stay crisp for several days and whenever you make garlic soup or another soup you can just grab a handful – no waste, minimal extra work.

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Variants and alternatives

Lighter fitness variant: use vegetable stock, just a bit of oil instead of lard, and add more vegetables – for example a piece of carrot, celery, or parsley root. The flavor remains, but with fewer calories.

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Nutritional values

Energie180 kcalProteinsapprox. 6 gSacharidy25 gTuky6 g

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